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Public defender outlines staffing strains under MIDC standards; committee receives report
Summary
The public defender reported on caseload standards under MIDC Standard 6, staff vacancies and planned internship program; the committee received the quarterly report unanimously.
Public Defender Fortino briefed the committee on quarterly operations and the office’s efforts to meet Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) Standard 6 requirements. The committee voted to receive the report unanimously.
Fortino said MIDC Standard 6 — which sets caseload limits intended to ensure adequate representation — requires felony attorneys not to exceed 150 cases per year and misdemeanor attorneys not to exceed 400 cases per year. He said the…
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